ARPost
JUNE 14, 2022
Metal music fans now have a reason to try the VR game Unplugged by Vertigo Games. The developer and publisher announced the release of the Pantera Pack update for the game, featuring some of the most popular songs of the iconic metal band. At the same time, Vertigo Games announced two new VR games and showed their trailers during the Upload VR Showcase event.
Road to VR
JUNE 14, 2022
If you haven’t played Half-Life: Alyx (2020) , Valve’s first Half-Life game in a decade which is exclusively available on SteamVR headsets, then you can look forward to not only one of the best VR horror shooters in existence, but soon heaps more action after the credits roll. Now a pair of veteran modders are set to release an unofficial chapter of the game soon, called ‘Levitation’, which promises four to five hours of expertly realized Combine-killing gameplay.
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AR Insider
JUNE 14, 2022
Some graphic designers and developers are finding they can make a living off creating AR lenses. Some are making more than a living. to the tune of seven figures. We examine the evidence in this week's Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
JUNE 14, 2022
V41 will begin rolling out over the coming weeks, so don’t freak out if these features aren’t available to you just yet. Meta today announced the rollout of its v41 update for Meta Quest VR headsets, offering users new social features as well as a plethora of parental supervision tools that make it easier to monitor your teens’ activity in the metaverse.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.
Road to VR
JUNE 14, 2022
Meta’s social VR space Horizon Worlds is taking its first step outside of the US and Canada, as the company announced it will soon rollout access to users in the UK. Starting this week, Quest 2 users aged 18 and older in the UK will be able download and jump into chats with users across the pond in addition to creating and sharing their own worlds.
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Road to VR
JUNE 14, 2022
Meta has been working on what it calls a “fully-fledged AR device” for some time now, however a recent report from The Information maintains the first in Meta’s line of AR glasses will be reserved for developers only and not for enthusiasts as previously thought. The report alleges that the company won’t be commercially releasing what is now codenamed Project Nazare , which was teased back at Connect 2021 when the company changed its name from Facebook to Meta.
ARVR
JUNE 14, 2022
VR, AR, XR?—?What the Heck? Photo by Minh Pham on Unsplash By now, I’m sure that many of you saw some ad or article about virtual reality, most probably with some people featured with a creepy headgear like this one above. There are plenty of companies focused on producing their own virtual reality-related gear?—?some are funnier, some are less. But it shouldn’t surprise you?
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
Years ago, Google debuted a pair of glasses with a built-in camera. The public didn't react to it well, but Apple's mixed-reality headset may avoid that fate.
GizModo VR
JUNE 14, 2022
On a peninsula toward the northernmost tip of New Zealand’s North Island lies Ninety Mile Beach. Usually, the (actually 55-mile) expanse of sand and surf is a popular site for fishing, tourists, and recreation. In recent weeks, however, the beach has become a site of tragedy. Read more.
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With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
Audi is known for luxury and performance, but what about speed? The automaker has a number of models that'll meet your sports car needs at a variety of prices.
GizModo VR
JUNE 14, 2022
Adobe Photoshop will soon be free to all users as a basic web-based version of the full photo editing app. This free edition is currently being trialed in Canada, where users can access Photoshop from a web address so long as they are logged into a free Adobe account, The Verge reports. Read more.
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
When it comes to renting a car for a long trip, it would appear that electric vehicles aren't yet up to the task -- unless, of course, you don't mind waiting.
GizModo VR
JUNE 14, 2022
Sen. Ed Markey on Tuesday said that his office plans to push forward with an already yearslong investigation into “harmful surveillance practices” and “invasive data collection” facilitated by Amazon’s flagship home security product, Ring. Read more.
Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon
Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
The Cybertruck has attracted a loyal fanbase, but it's not the only electric truck on the market, and GMC's own Hummer EV boasts some better features.
GizModo VR
JUNE 14, 2022
The European Space Agency’s Gaia observatory has just unleashed a “treasure trove” of data on nearly 2 billion stars in the Milky Way, revealing how fast they move toward or away from us, as well as unusual ‘starquakes’ that change the shapes of stars. Read more.
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
Using your iPhone as a mobile hotspot is a useful way to get a laptop or other WiFi device online, but some apps and services are bigger data hogs than others.
GizModo VR
JUNE 14, 2022
As prices drop and availability increases, some of the last road blocks to mass adoption of electric vehicles is range anxiety and charging times. But a prototype test track in Italy solves both of those issues by borrowing the same technology that makes it easy to charge your smartphone without wires. Read more.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
Photography trends shift year to year. This year, themes of diversity, minimalism, and authenticity are in the spotlight around the world.
Bernard Marr
JUNE 14, 2022
Whether you work for a startup, a giant multinational, or something in between, organizational structure is so embedded in the notion of work and business that we hardly notice it. But structure is important. It’s what allows organizations – regardless of size – to run successfully. It informs almost everything about the business, including its culture and values.
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
European cars are known for being stylish and fast. Sometimes, though, quality seems to slip through the cracks, as these vehicles show.
Upload VR
JUNE 14, 2022
Capcom had a bunch of announcements for its Resident Evil series at its showcase yesterday, all of which have various implications for the VR community. The company’s showcase was featured at the end of a long week of digital events, which also included the Upload VR Showcase. We’d already seen several announcements from Capcom elsewhere during the week, including the reveal of PSVR 2 support for Resident Evil 8 and PSVR 2 content for the Resident Evil 4 Remake.
Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
People have been waiting for new details about the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV, and now we've finally learned when the SUV will be revealed.
GizModo VR
JUNE 14, 2022
A recent competition organized by the European Space Agency asked art students to draw inspiration from the upcoming Artemis lunar program. The results are impressive. Read more.
Slashgear
JUNE 14, 2022
The Google Daydream is a smartphone VR headset that never quite got off the ground, lacking major consumer interest even in its early days.
GizModo VR
JUNE 14, 2022
Researchers at China’s Xidian University are claiming to have completed testing and inspection of a ground array that could pave the way to space-based solar power—a concept long heralded as a potential solution to our energy woes. Read more.
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
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